The TouchBox is an open-source device aimed at finger-based interaction, offering advanced auditory and vibrotactile feedback. Its capabilities encompass tracking multiple finger gestures, measuring exerted forces, and contact areas, while providing ...

Wireless signals, which are mainly used for communication networks, also have the potential to extend our senses, enabling us to see behind closed doors and track moving objects through walls [3, 10]. Accordingly, there is a growing interest in the ...

mmWave signals form a critical component of 5G and next-generation wireless networks, which are also being increasingly considered for sensing the environment around us to enable ubiquitous IoT applications. In this context, this paper leverages the ...

Many industrial processes remain being executed manually due to the necessary dexterity to perform them and their complexity to be replicated and automated. In this paper, we present TRAINMAN-MAGOS, a finger-tracking based solution which uses a ...

In this paper, we adapt an existing VR framework for handwriting and sketching on physically aligned virtual surfaces to AR environments using the Microsoft HoloLens 2. We demonstrate a multimodal input metaphor to control the framework’s calibration ...

Near-surface multi-finger tracking (NMFT) technology expands the input space of touchscreens by enabling novel interactions such as mid-air and finger-aware interactions. We present DeepFisheye, a practical NMFT solution for mobile devices, that ...

Wearable computing platforms, such as smartwatches and head-mounted mixed reality displays, demand new input devices for high-fidelity interaction. We present AuraRing, a wearable magnetic tracking system designed for tracking fine-grained finger ...

Contemporary AR/VR systems use in-air gestures or handheld controllers for interactivity. This overlooks the skin as a convenient surface for tactile, touch-driven interactions, which are generally more accurate and comfortable than free space ...

Hands deserve particular attention in virtual reality (VR) applications because they represent our primary means for interacting with the environment. Although marker-based motion capture with inverse kinematics works adequately for full body tracking, ...

We define a new modeling technique called "3D touch-and-drag," where users select vertices simply by approaching them. Operations are finished by removing the 3D cursor (e.g., a forefinger) from a line or plane in 3D space. These lines or planes ...

This paper presents an intelligent finger tracking system to operate infotainment systems or instrument panels in automotive environment. We developed algorithms to control an onscreen pointer using off-the-shelf infra-red sensors and reported a user ...

This paper contributes a novel sensing approach to support on- and above-skin finger input for interaction on the move. WatchSense uses a depth sensor embedded in a wearable device to expand the input space to neighboring areas of skin and the space ...

Current touch input technologies are best suited for small and flat applications, such as smartphones, tablets and kiosks. In general, they are too expensive to scale to large surfaces, such as walls and furniture, and cannot provide input on objects ...

Raised-line diagrams are widely used by visually impaired (VI) people to read maps, drawings or graphs. While previous work has identified general exploration strategies for raised-line drawings, we have limited knowledge on how this exploration is ...

For blind and visually impaired people, tactile reliefs offer many benefits over the more classic raised line drawings or tactile diagrams, as depth, 3D shape and surface textures are directly perceivable. However, without proper guidance some reliefs ...

Technology holds significant value for supporting visually impaired people in experiencing cultural heritage. Creating tactile adaptions of artifacts or paintings is a challenging task that comprises the need for a careful surface design, a good choice ...

This paper presents our new wearable handwriting input system that tracks user's index finger in the air and the finger loci are stored to the user location as handwriting and the handwritings can be shared by users as virtual scribbles and/or messages ...

Gestural interaction has become increasingly popular, as enabling technologies continue to transition from research to retail. The mobility of miniaturized (and invisible) technologies introduces new uses for gesture recognition. This paper investigates ...

We present fingerIO, a novel fine-grained finger tracking solution for around-device interaction. FingerIO does not require instrumenting the finger with sensors and works even in the presence of occlusions between the finger and the device. We achieve ...

SkinTrack is a wearable system that enables continuous touch tracking on the skin. It consists of a ring, which emits a continuous high frequency AC signal, and a sensing wristband with multiple electrodes. Due to the phase delay inherent in a high-...